2024-09-01 Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11? (Pastor Rob McNutt)

Summary

In this sermon, Pastor Rob McNutt explores the identity and purpose of the two witnesses in Revelation 11. Drawing parallels between divine road signs and biblical prophecies, McNutt discusses the significance of the two witnesses' actions during the Great Tribulation. He connects the witnesses' roles to the broader themes of repentance and divine intervention, suggesting that the two figures, possibly Moses and Elijah, serve as powerful messengers of God's will. Through their miraculous acts, they provide clarity and warn the world of its misdeeds, emphasizing the importance of repentance and understanding biblical messages.

Highlights

• Pastor McNutt uses the metaphor of road construction signs to explain the role of the two witnesses 🚧.
• The sermon highlights the power and purpose of the two witnesses’ miraculous activities such as shutting the heavens and turning waters to blood 🌊🔥.
• Identifies a possible connection of the witnesses to Moses and Elijah, pivotal figures known for their miracles in the Old Testament 📜.
• Explains the world's reaction to the witnesses’ death as a reflection of societal attitudes towards divine truth 💔.
• Calls for immediate action and repentance using engaging metaphors about road safety and spiritual salvation 🛣️.

Key Takeaways

• God uses 'road signs' to warn and guide us, similar to how He provides warnings in the Bible 🚸.
• The two witnesses in Revelation are likened to construction signs, impossible to ignore and there to prevent spiritual accidents ⚠️.
• Pastor McNutt suggests that the two witnesses could be Moses and Elijah due to their historical roles and abilities in biblical narratives 🔍.
• The world might celebrate the death of these witnesses due to the conviction their message brings, illustrating humanity's persistent rebellion 🌍.
• Ultimately, the sermon calls for immediate repentance to avoid future tribulations and to heed divine warnings 🙏.

Overview

Pastor McNutt effectively intertwines everyday experiences, like driving past roadworks, with the profound theological insights of Revelation 11. He likens the two witnesses' roles to conspicuous road signs, emphasizing the necessity of paying attention to God's warnings. By crafting this accessible and engaging comparison, he emphasizes how critically God wants us to heed divine instructions and recognize spiritual hazards.

The sermon explores the identities of the two witnesses, suggesting they might be Moses and Elijah due to the nature of their divine powers and historical significance. McNutt paints a vivid picture of their miraculous deeds during challenging times, framing them as divine messengers who not only warn but also guide people during the Great Tribulation. Through this exposition, he underscores the timeless nature of biblical truths and the importance of understanding sacred texts.

Bringing the message home, McNutt calls for repentance and readiness before impending tribulations, using clever driving analogies to make theological concepts relatable. He portrays the two witnesses’ deaths and subsequent resurrection as ultimate signs for humanity, urging the congregation to change lanes—metaphorically—towards spiritual safety. This engaging delivery underlines his dedication to making scripture resonate with contemporary believers.

2024-09-01 Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11? (Pastor Rob McNutt) Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 let's take our copy of the word of God and turn to the Book of Revelation 11 thank you Kevin I want you think of the new goldfish bowl by the way
• 00:30 - 01:00 like that Tony swimming around in there that's pretty cool if the state wants to do some Road workk out there on the 235 they put up some big orange signs they put up some flashing lights they put up some cones they dress the workers in reflective neon vest sometimes they even put a steak Trooper out there with red and blue lights flashing they do this because they want the signs to be obvious they don't want you to miss them because if if you did you could cause an
• 01:00 - 01:30 accident you could damage your car you could injure yourself or your passenger you could injure or even kill a construction worker nobody wants that not you not them so they go to Great Lengths to make the signs plain and obvious they want us to get the message but the thing is they don't want you to see the signs once you get to the work site because if you're driving 65 is
• 01:30 - 02:00 miles an hour on the 235 and you come up the hill and all of a sudden there are the trucks and the signs and the workers you're not really going to have time to stop you need early warning signs so they give you signs Telling You Construction in two miles reduce speed lane closes 500 ft and then they give you clo cones to slowly close the lane off so when you actually get to the work site and you see all the trucks and the lights and the guys in their vests it's not like
• 02:00 - 02:30 and you run into them it's all building so when you get there you clearly understand this is not the normal 235 traffic this is special road work being done it's very obvious and I will proceed with caution and you know that's pretty well how every state does it except Maine every summer in Maine they close off one side of the 95 for no reason whatsoever 10 miles of orange barrels and you think you're coming up
• 02:30 - 03:00 to construction but there never is any and I think it's just Maine's Department of transportation's way of you know keeping their Crews busy you know about this don't you s I'm telling the truth here aren't I the guys are like H Sumer time let's put out some barrels slow these cars down maybe we'll fill some pools maybe not we spend if not we'll spend a week picking bows up yeah good job fellas and sou can ATT anybody else
• 03:00 - 03:30 drive through Northern main right am I not telling the truth that's 100% what they do today we're going to learn some of the wildest signs that will happen during the Great Tribulation Jesus gives to John very clear details of what will happen in the last days unprecedented events that are so out of the ordinary the average reader in 2024 struggles to believe these things could even be true but they are there is a very good reason for them
• 03:30 - 04:00 God does not want anyone to miss the message it's too dangerous if you do so listen carefully so you don't miss the big warnings in Revelation 11 starting in verse number three and I will give power to the two witnesses and they will prophesy 1,260 days clothed in sackcloth these are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before God of the
• 04:00 - 04:30 earth and if anyone wants to harm them fire proceeds from their miles and devours their enemies if anyone wants to harm them they must be killed in this manner these have power to shut heaven so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy and they have power over water to turn them to blood and to strike the Earth with all plagues as often as they desire when they are finished their testimony the Beast that ascends from the bottomless pit Will will make war against them overcome them
• 04:30 - 05:00 and kill them and their bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is spiritually called Sodom in Egypt where our Lord was crucified then those from the people's tribes tongues and Nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days not allow their dead bodies to be put in the graves and those who dwell on the earth Will Rejoice over them and make marry and send gifts to one another because these two prophets tormented those who dwell in the Earth
• 05:00 - 05:30 now after three and a half days the Breath of Life from God enters them they stood on their feet and great fear fell on those who saw them and they heard a loud voice from Heaven saying to them come up here and they ascended to heaven in a cloud and their enemies saw them in the same hour there was a great earthquake and a tenth of the city fell in the earthquake 7,000 people were killed the rest were afraid and gave glory to God in
• 05:30 - 06:00 heaven before we explain all this A Brief Review of what we have learned so far the Book of Revelation we learn that John is in heaven witnessing the eviction process of the earth dwellers Jesus the rightful heir of the whole Earth takes the title deed scroll from God and begins to break Seven Seals which result in seven different judgments being enacted upon
• 06:00 - 06:30 the people dwelling on the earth seal one the arrival of the Antichrist Seal two War seal three famine seal four 1/4 of the Earth's population dies seal five The Cry of the martyrs the people who trusted in Jesus during this horrible time who were exterminated because of their faith because they would not take the mark of the beast seal six a great earthquake and people running to hide themselves in underground bunkers seal 7
• 06:30 - 07:00 opens up the seven trumpets trumpet number one hail and fire destroying onethird of the plant life on the earth second trumpet a meteorite hits the ocean and destroys onethird of the sea life trumpet number three a meteorite hits a place on the planet that destroys onethird of the fresh water trumpet number four the sun and the moon are darkened trumpet number five all hell breaks loose and out of the Abyss comes some Demon locusts the torment people six trumpet evil angels
• 07:00 - 07:30 that were trapped in the river Euphrates are released with a demon Army that kills onethird of the Earth's population trumpet number seven we're not there yet instead we get a scene change John starts telling us some action that takes place on the earth at the beginning and during the seven years of tribulation how do I know the timeline well because of what we learned two weeks ago Revelation 11:1 I was given a read like
• 07:30 - 08:00 a measuring rod and the angel stood saying rise and measure the temple of God the Altar and those who worship there but leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it for it has been given to the Gentiles and they will tread the holy city under foot for 42 months 42 months is three and a half years right this scenario where the temple is in
• 08:00 - 08:30 Jerusalem but the odor court is controlled by the Gentiles for 42 months is the first half of the tribulation and at the same time that there's this Temple in Jerusalem we hear we read chap 11:3 and I will give power to my two witnesses and a conjunction used here to introduce an additional subject to the scene at the temple this is happening and I give power to these two witnesses
• 08:30 - 09:00 verse number three and they prophesy for 1,260 days and how long is that 42 months 42 Jewish months which is three and a half years so all during the first half of the seven-year tribulation these two witnesses with the power of God are prophesy in Jerusalem and they're clothed in sackcloth why people wore sackcloth in the Old Testament when
• 09:00 - 09:30 they wanted to what repent and mourn and beg God for forgiveness and deliverance I just rehashed all the judgments that God was pouring out on the earth during this time but we learned in Revelation chapter N9 despite all of that the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands that they should worship demons and Idols of gold and silver brass Stone and wood which neither see
• 09:30 - 10:00 nor W hear nor walk and they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immoralities or their thefts people are not getting the message well maybe people are confused they don't understand what all these judgments are for maybe they just think it's climate change or natural disasters maybe nobody is explaining all these warning signs and what they mean well
• 10:00 - 10:30 God's not going to allow anyone to have that excuse he has two witnesses at the very beginning of the Great Tribulation explaining what is happening and why the term witness is the Greek word Marto means one who gives their account who speaks what they have seen and experienced acts chap 1 verse number 8 Jesus said to his disciples you shall receive power when the Holy Ghost comes upon you and you will will be my Marto
• 10:30 - 11:00 my Witnesses in Jerusalem Judea Samaria and the ends of the Earth and we say that is our great the Great Commission Jesus Witnesses the disciples and many of his followers in the first century were all put to death for doing that for sharing the gospel so the Greek word Marto became the English word Marr which we say uh we use that when someone is killed for what they believe and the two witnesses here in Revelation 11 they
• 11:00 - 11:30 will be killed as we already read for their message they have many enemies because they are telling the world why these judgments are happening they're explaining why the famines and why third of the pl plant life destroyed and why the third of the fresh water and why third of the oceans and why four billion people are being killed why because you do not repent of your sins because you have rejected God's salvation and you refuse to receive Jesus Christ you're disobeying his word and he's pouring out
• 11:30 - 12:00 his wrath repent repent repent and that's what they preach for 1, 260 days now think about that for a moment as we covered two weeks ago and I'm sure you all remembered or you've you know you watched the video to get ready for this morning you're so excited about learning this somebody said yes Deb did nobody else did think about this two weeks ago the temple being built in Jerusalem we said it's supposed to be a PR a place of Prayer a place for people to come to God they
• 12:00 - 12:30 say it's a place for all people of all faiths and the Jews were so excited to get their Temple and the Antichrist who brokered the whole peace treaty saying okay Muslims are going to keep their Dome of the Rock and they'll have their holy sight and the Jews are going to have their holy sight and everyone's worshiping God so what's the problem like I said last week a new Temple is not the way to God sacrificing animals in Jerusalem
• 12:30 - 13:00 reinstating the Old Testament mosaic laws is not coming to God it's just the opposite it is all the rejection of Jesus the Lamb of God and his sacrifice and everything that's being done on that Temple Mount by the Jews and by the Muslims and by whatever other religion is worshiping up there is not acceptable in God's sight matter of fact all that they're doing up there the two Witnesses are telling them repent of it
• 13:00 - 13:30 repent of your false religion and turn to Jesus so let's think about that for a moment Israel after 1900 years finally gets their Temple back to them it seems like a miracle it's an answer to prayer it's a dream come true the whole world is so relieved right because at long last there's peace in the Middle East like even today we're just looking at what's going on in Israel and we're all always worrying and concerned about all
• 13:30 - 14:00 the fighting over there and now it's a big peace treaty and everyone's happy yay only to have these two prophets show up and start telling everyone you're wrong your religion's wrong your holy sites your temples they're all Abominations and God is bringing all these curses on the earth because of everyone's Disobedience how's that going over everything we just accomplished our finest Hour of peace and you two guys are telling us to repent that God's
• 14:00 - 14:30 angry at us would you just go away imagine if someone came in here and stood up in the middle of our service and told us how unacceptable our worship service is and like that drum cage that's just an Abomination should get rid of that and you know Pastor Rob is just you know he's offensive and he's doing this heretical preaching what would we think well we probably hear little squawking in the walkie-talkies
• 14:30 - 15:00 security code red Sanctuary you see the big the big old security guys you know come in there would be an immediate reaction from all of us these guys up here on the Temple Mount telling everyone to repent we need to get these CS out of here so they send people to arrest them but when they do fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies they have the power to impact reality with their mere words that's the power
• 15:00 - 15:30 of God right God spoke the world into existence by his word he said let there be lights and there is light Let There Be Water Let There Be land Trees Animals God spoke the world into existence and Jesus likewise spoke and the Miracles happened rise take up your and walk
• 15:30 - 16:00 demon come out of her storm peace be still Lazarus come forth Jesus spoke and it impacted reality and these two witnesses they have that power of God verse number six they have the power to shut heaven so that no rain falls in the day of their Prophecy in the days of their prophecies they have power over water to turn them to blood and to strike the
• 16:00 - 16:30 Earth with all plagues as often as they desire oh that's that's wild that's unheard of ah no actually that's the same stuff Moses and Elijah were doing in the Old Testament and that is a very real possibility of who these two witnesses are Moses and Elijah matter of fact nobody disagrees that it's Elijah because of Malachi chapter chap 4 verse
• 16:30 - 17:00 number five where the Prophet said behold I'm sending Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and Dreadful day of the Lord so everybody says well one of these guys is Elijah uh the debate is really over who the second one is it gives us a little hint it says this is the Olive branches the um the lamp stands well that's a reference to Zachariah so much of everything in Revelation is found all through the the Old Testament Zachariah the Prophet said I answered and said to him what are
• 17:00 - 17:30 these two olive trees at the right of the lampstand and its left and I further answered and said to him what are these two Olive branches that drip into the receptacles of the gold pipes from which the golden oil drains and he said to me do you not know what these are and I said no my Lord and he said these are the two anointed ones who stand beside the lord of the whole earth the two witnesses the two anointed ones okay but doesn't say who they are why do we
• 17:30 - 18:00 conclude it's Moses and Elijah well I think one good reason is just found if you turn to Matthew chapter 17 turn to Matthew chapter 17 and I think this is a good hint this is the Mount of transfiguration Matthew chap 17 verse1 after the six days Jesus Took Peter James and John and his brother and led them up to a high mountain by themselves Matthew 17: verse two and he was transfigured before them
• 18:00 - 18:30 what does that mean his face Shone like the sun his clothes became White as the light and behold who Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him and Peter answered and said to Jesus lord it's good for us to be here if you wish tell us we might make three Tabernacles one for you one for Moses and one for Elijah so that's a very interesting piece of advice who appeared Moses and
• 18:30 - 19:00 Elijah Witnesses of Jesus ministry on Earth people have observed that Moses the author of The penit the law and Elijah a prophet together represent all of the Old Testament which often is referred to as the law and the prophets that's what they call the Old Testament they call it the law and the prophets these two witnesses uh they witnessed the fact that Jesus was fulfilling all the
• 19:00 - 19:30 requirements of the law and fulfilling all of the prophecies also no other Old Testament Saints ever made an appearance in the New Testament and also their powers are a clue as to who they are verse number five starting off with that they have fire proceeding out of their mouth and destroying their enemies and Elijah was able to call fire down from heaven in uh First Kings chapter 18 Moses called down
• 19:30 - 20:00 fire and hail on Egypt in one of the plagues and also again in numbers chap 11 the Lord sent fire upon the Israelites when they were complaining and rebelling against Moses in the wilderness verse number six they had the power to shut up Rain no rain for three and a half years during this tribulation time and that's the same thing Elijah did in Israel think about how devastating that would be to have no rain for three and a half years you know I one weak and my my pitiful grass is
• 20:00 - 20:30 wilting up right imagine three and a half years of no rain what's that's going to cause in Elijah's day King Ahab and queen Jezebel uh had all of Israel worshiping Baal Baal the storm God the fertility god of the Canaanites The God Who they said brought the rain for the crops to grow and blessed the herds so they could reproduce and this brought food and abundance and wealth to the people so God has a showdown with Baal and
• 20:30 - 21:00 Elijah brings the message God says no rain so God was proving who really is the one true God who really controls the rain and blesses the Harvest not this fake Canaanite Baal God and Moses in Egypt did the same thing the 10 plagues were all a direct attack on the gods of Egypt who were supposed to have power over over everything that God was cursing the Nile and the crops and and
• 21:00 - 21:30 the animals and all that we did all that we showed you that once before you remember he was proving who is the one true God so this once again is the same scene during the tribulation God is showing all those who dwell on the earth who rejected his word and even reject his existence because that's exactly what's happened people have even rejecting his existence for the last 100 years in western civilization people have been rejecting the very existence of God atheists Mock and Scorn the
• 21:30 - 22:00 concept of God and Mock and ridicule people who believe in God they say there's no proof of any God it's all fairy tales we believe in science not myths that's what we're up against when we try to talk to people about God and Eternity and life after death people just roll their eyes people have missed all the signs all the signs that God has given them have you missed the
• 22:00 - 22:30 signs God reveals himself to us by two means through how General Revelation and through specific Revelation General Revelation turn to Romans chapter 1 verse 18 Romans chapter 1 verse 18 the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against un ungodliness and
• 22:30 - 23:00 unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth and unrighteousness because verse 19 what may be known of God is Manifest to them for God has shown it to them for since the creation of the world his invisible attributes are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and godhead so that they are without excuse because although they knew God they did not not glorify him as God nor were they
• 23:00 - 23:30 thankful but became feudal in their thoughts and their foolish Hearts were darkened professing to be wise they became fools God's invisible attributes clearly seen being understood by the things that are made and the modern day term for that is intelligent design scientists have had to come to to the conclusion that the Big Bang is
• 23:30 - 24:00 nonsense because life is too complex too detailed too intricate no science supports just jumbling chemicals together and then life just will coincidentally spontaneously appear poof shake it all up PO there it is it's like when someone finds an expensive wristwatch on the beach they don't conclude oh this watch it evolved from
• 24:00 - 24:30 all the elements that are in the sand and all the metal and all the glass it all just came together in the tides and formed all the intricate gears and pieces and now a watch no they would conclude someone manufactured this watch someone bought this watch and then someone lost it and here I found it lucky me this is what you naturally conclude
• 24:30 - 25:00 when you study the world when you study the ecosystems even our own bodies we are a series of intricate systems all encoded in our DNA that all has to work together for us to exist irreducible complexities everything is too complex to have happened by time and Chance by evolving macro evolution is scientifically impossible and the
• 25:00 - 25:30 science Community knows this that's why they've kind of had to concede and say well maybe it was a alien species that seeded the Earth with light well now you just gone back to what the church has been saying all along in the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth God a Transcendent being intellectually designed everything God's invisible attributes are clearly seen being made understood by the things that
• 25:30 - 26:00 are made Paul writes the psalmist put it this way the heavens declare the glory of God just look up at the sky at night you go wow when I was practicing my sermon this morning I looked at the window and I saw the sun rise and I'm like the heavens are declaring the glory of God and the firmament shows his handiwork that's General Revelation and then not to leave it vague he gives us specific spefic Revelation what God has
• 26:00 - 26:30 directly said in his word for example you remember Hebrews wasn't that long ago was it well Hebrews chapter 1 was quite a while ago right Hebrews chapter 1 God in various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets in these last days he spoke to us by his son who's the son Jesus whom he has made appointed heir of all things through whom he made the worlds Moses and Elijah in the Old
• 26:30 - 27:00 Testament were people that God spoke through and in order to prove that he spoke that they spoke on behalf of God they had the power of God to do the Miracles Moses turned the water into blood and struck Egypt with plagues just like these two witnesses here in a Revelation 11 do so that's evidence of who these guys are Moses and Elijah but it's really not that important that we discover that
• 27:00 - 27:30 mystery and we have to answer that because if it was that important that we knew the names of the two witnesses John would have told us and he didn't tell us because the point really is what they do the witnesses they are witnesses for God in this time they're declaring his message of repentance and they have God's power and God's protection to back up their Ministry for three and a half years and everyone listens to them right no despite all of their power and all of their miracles people want to
• 27:30 - 28:00 kill them they hate the message and they hate The Messengers does that shock you you think people speaking God's word shooting fire out their mouths and Performing Miracles that would be enough evidence I can't shoot fire out of my mouth I don't perform any Miracles I mean it's just the front row is a little bit spit that's about it right but you know no fire yet lots of people believe me had a
• 28:00 - 28:30 young fellow come to the first service first time he'd ever been Church come into my office afterwards and prayed ask Jesus to heal him and help him just like that that's a miracle I have this book and I have my personal testimonies I have my little silly stories and somehow that's enough to convince people to trust in Jesus because that's the power of the Holy Spirit not miracles not signs and wonders just the power of
• 28:30 - 29:00 the Gospel some of my biggest moments in Ministry have just been here in the last little bit now I've been doing this for 30 years and I've seen God do many wonderful things in people's lives but just recently over the last 12 months we've had two young ladies come to this church and then through the preaching of the Gospel turn their lives over to Jesus I had the privilege of baptizing them and very soon both of them Michelle and Becky are going to become my
• 29:00 - 29:30 daughter-in-laws and I'm excited for them and I'm excited for the boys and the upcoming weddings but you have to understand most important of all for me is knowing one day when this is all said and done they will spend eternity in heaven because all I've been trying to do for the last 30 years is get three sons ready for eternity I'm going trying to get a wife and three boys to heaven and now now we get to add three daughter-in-laws and that is a miracle
• 29:30 - 30:00 to me I don't know how I got so blessed I don't deserve it but I thank God and the girls are going to have to get used to being in the mcnut family which means they're going to get brought up in sermon illustrations there you go the guys are like yep get used to it I have no special powers I have no Eagle Powers the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to
• 30:00 - 30:30 everyone who believes in the last seven years Moses and Elijah the icons of the Jewish faith show up with powers signs wonders the Nations hate them and the world wants the dead and just like when Jesus came to the temple to preach repentance the same scene repeats itself here in the last days Jesus ministry was for how long three and a half years Jesus did signs and wonders Jesus was hated rejected and killed and same thing
• 30:30 - 31:00 with these guys everyone gets their wish ver number 7 verse 11ap 11: 7 when they finish their testimony the Beast that ascends out of the Bottom's pit will make war overcome them and killed them and we will study the beast in detail in Chapter 13 but he's the one that we call the Antichrist the world leader who makes a covenant with Israel and got them this Temple and at the Midway point he's going to set himself up to be worshiped
• 31:00 - 31:30 and declares himself God in the temple he's able to make war with these two witnesses and he's permitted to overcome them and kill them verse number eight and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is spiritually called Sodom in Egypt where our Lord was crucified then those from the peoples tribes tongues and Nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days not allow the dead bodies to be put in the grave and those who dwell on the earth Will Rejoice over them and they'll
• 31:30 - 32:00 make marry and they'll send gifts to one another because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth so unlike Jesus their bodies are not buried they are left just to lie open there in the streets uh which is a violation of the laws of Moses even if you execute somebody in the Old Testament their bodies had to be buried the same day or else you bring a curse on the land Deuteronomy chapter 21 if a man commits a sin deserving death you put him to death you hang him on a tree his body shall not remain overnight on
• 32:00 - 32:30 that tree you will bury him that day so that you don't defile the land which the Lord your God has given you as an inheritance for he who is hanged is a cursed of God it's Pagan cultures that's their way of displaying power and authority a way of gloating you hang your enemy's dead bodies up for all to see stick their heads on a pike or hang them out over the wall that was a way of gloating and everyone's everyone's celebrating it's like a
• 32:30 - 33:00 holiday like your birthday they're giving gifts yay happy birthday these prophets are dead that's how much they hate and disrespect God's servants they celebrate John tells us this happens where calls it the great City spiritually called Sodom and Egypt and he says it's where Jesus was crucified where was Jesus crucified Jerusalem Jerusalem so that's interesting isn't it Jerusalem during the this time is compared
• 33:00 - 33:30 to Sodom and Egypt Egypt the place of slavery and idolatry Sodom the place of gross immorality and that's what is going on in Jerusalem which is supposed to be a royal City a holy city a city of peace is anything but something to remember in these last days that we're living in as we look at Israel and all that is
• 33:30 - 34:00 happening in Jerusalem don't get confused thinking all they do politically all they're doing over there is blessed of God don't get that confused it is not anti-semitic to say they're doing some ungodly immoral things over there unless you think that Moses and Elijah are anti anti-semites likewise it is not unprat otic to call out wickedness and
• 34:00 - 34:30 godlessness that's taking place in America do not get twisted into accepting the postmodern definition of love love is not agreeing with and accepting everything the individual or the nation is doing that's not love America love it or leave it well how about I love it by telling it the truth why we don't want to be so patriotic of our nation and so loyal to
• 34:30 - 35:00 our Ally Israel that we only look at them with rose-colored glasses we need to take off our beer goggles and see these places as God sees them if they do the things that Egypt and Sodoma did then they are spiritually connected to Egypt and Sodom and same's true about us these two wickedness these two w Witnesses call Israel call Jerusalem
• 35:00 - 35:30 Egypt and Sodom no wonder everybody wants them dead and they get their wish for three and a half days they're dead in the streets and everybody in the world sees that and that's another interesting detail isn't it because that would have made no sense to anybody in the church that read Revelation for 1900 years all who dwell on the earth how is it possible that people in China in Japan North and South America people in Africa could see two
• 35:30 - 36:00 dead people in Jerusalem who were dead for three days how's everybody all who dwell in the earth John writes see them when John wrote that in 100 AD that made no sense at all but in 2024 we take that for granted we see liveaction footage any place in the world so this whole thing goes viral that's just a small detail but see how
• 36:00 - 36:30 it proves how accurate a literal interpretation is a whole world sees them dead for three days like Jesus they're dead but only for three days and then after three and a half days the Breath of God enters them stands them up on their feet great fear falls on everybody can you imagine they're all like hey here's your gifts yay we're celebrating oh why are they standing up and then a voice from Heaven come up here and they ascend up into heaven and
• 36:30 - 37:00 everybody saw it because it's going viral in the same hour there's a great earthquake and a tenth of the city fell and 7,000 people are killed and everyone was afraid and gave glory to God in heaven without a doubt when the whole world sees these two witnesses rise from the dead Ascend to Heaven people get the message because God God wants us to get the message God wants people to repent
• 37:00 - 37:30 and turn to faith in him and be saved from the coming wrath but friends you don't have to wait till all the death and destruction and Great Tribulation and the two witnesses show up to finally believe you can do it now you know that guy when you're driving on the road uh he's driving beside you and you see the construction signs and the warning Lane says this is going to close in you know half a mile
• 37:30 - 38:00 500 ft and instead of slowing down and merging over that guy's just driving there ignoring all the warning signs just blowing by oblivious is's just you know Ricky just blowing by everybody ignoring all those signs right what happens all of a sudden that lane ends and he's got a what ah and he's got a break and he's got a cram over and and you're driving beside him likeing no I'm not letting you in now you played yourself buddy and and everybody goes bumper to bumper It's like we're not
• 38:00 - 38:30 going to let that guy in DC that happens all the time like you got to merge and like no no no you you got to sit there and he's stuck out there right and um eventually you know somebody uh gonna squeeze him in be gracious well this is this is what's happening right now we're driving and the signs are there and it's time to change lanes and God is gracious and we all we all want to let you in we all
• 38:30 - 39:00 want to break and say get over here get in this Lane the problem is if you wait too long and you end up in the tribulation you'll have to go through all of this wrath you can still get into heaven but you got to suffer and be persecuted and get your head cut off no the smart move is to heed the Signs Now make the lane change now get off that broad road that leads to destruction Jesus is the narrow way that leads to life Jesus is the way to God
• 39:00 - 39:30 now is the time to pay attention to the signs and change lanes for it is too late God wants you to see the signs and heed the warnings now won't you every head bowed and every eye closed I'm going to bring Folks up to sing a song for us then we're going to go downstairs and have a nice pot luck eat some mac and cheese and fried chicken whatever else you all made but before we do that now is the time to trust in Jesus and all you got to do is
• 39:30 - 40:00 believe what his word has said believe the gospel message whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart you shall be saved so just say dear Lord Jesus please forgive me of my sins I Repent now I want to change lanes I want to trust in you I want to be on that narrow road that leads to life please please save me please help me trust in you if you say
• 40:00 - 40:30 that if you believe that if you call upon me he will reach out to you in love he will change your heart the holy spirit will come upon you and you will be saved and you will not have to suffer any of these things heed the warning signs now my friend Lord we pray that someone today will make that move we pray someone today will trust in you and we pray that each and every one of us will be concerned about the need to try to help people get on the narrow
• 40:30 - 41:00 way that leads to life may we honor you and glorify you in all these things praying in Jesus name amen